Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Here is a picture of my Singer straight-leg treadle. I don't know how to rotate the picture, sorry.
Vintagemotif's straight leg treadle
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Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Now this would be for you Miz Johnny! A modern HC that you could do decorative stitches with! Geeze, I'd like that!
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-SINGER-3...item20b7dcc19a
Read the description, the lady wanted the 306 so she could sew down by the lake without electricity!
Nancy
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-SINGER-3...item20b7dcc19a
Read the description, the lady wanted the 306 so she could sew down by the lake without electricity!
Nancy
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She is old enough to be considered vintage thats for sure! I say go get it and lets help you get it back into service and use it like it is supposed to be doing!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
We burned up that machine, and it was brand new! I went in the talk to Sears about it, this is before I learned about the machines, the guy in Sears said it was the bottom of the line and only meant to be a sometimes used, never really sewing with it, kind of machine!
Nancy
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
(and oh... BTW.... thank you for the compliment on my current avatar pic of 40's dress pattern. lol) Yes, I love them too.
The shuttle in a transverse machine travels in a straight line, rather than an arc like a vibrating shuttle. The shuttles are "boat" shaped, with one side open. I love sewing on them; they are very simple machines.
I love the old patterns, too--I have more than my share of them!!
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Here is a picture of my Singer straight-leg treadle. I don't know how to rotate the picture, sorry.
Nancy
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Thought you all might like to see how my GFs and I are spending the first night of a long weekend!!
Nancy
Some of the Singer flat cams are a bit scarce--the #1 zigzag and the hemstitch cams come to mind off-hand. Hers work great!!
Originally Posted by melinda1962
OMG!! Is that yellow sewing machine original yellow? I love the various colors that the Japanese 15s come in. I am on the hunt if it is. Sounds like a fun weekend to me. My husband works nights, so I have a lot of those weekends. My mom or kids will call and ask what I am doing......standard answer is playing with sewing machines.
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Thought you all might like to see how my GFs and I are spending the first night of a long weekend!!
We all met through Treadleon and all live within 6 or 7 hours of each other, so get together at various places several times throughout the year. I have met some of the best friends I've ever had on the internet.
We had a great weekend; spent some of it eating and drinking a bit of champagne (necessary for working on some of the older machines), some of it at quilt shops and antique malls, and the majority tearing down machines on my kitchen table!! I didn't even take the tablecloth off, just put on a piece of plastic. Yeah, we're classy.
We're getting together at the Cincinnati quilt show in April--anyone else going to be there?
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Thought you all might like to see how my GFs and I are spending the first night of a long weekend!!
Nancy
Some of the Singer flat cams are a bit scarce--the #1 zigzag and the hemstitch cams come to mind off-hand. Hers work great!!
Nancy
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
I've been watching that Jones as well, and was greatly tempted, but I have 2 or 3 Jones machines, so thought I'd better let that one pass me by. That big yellow rose really does float my boat, though.
Nancy
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